Comments on Artie Shaw: The Money BandTypePad2012-04-29T17:48:46ZMarc Myershttp://www.JazzWax.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:http://www.jazzwax.com/2012/04/artie-shaw-the-money-band/comments/atom.xml/jeff helgesen commented on 'Artie Shaw: The Money Band'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00e008dca1f088340168eaef55cf970c2012-04-30T14:25:21Z2012-04-30T14:25:21Zjeff helgesenhttp://jeffhelgesen.blogspot.comI know that Fagerquist solos on several cuts (the collection I have is also a 16-track compilation), notably "Krazy Kat",...<p>I know that Fagerquist solos on several cuts (the collection I have is also a 16-track compilation), notably &quot;Krazy Kat&quot;, &quot;Carnival&quot;, and &quot;They Can&#39;t Take That Away From Me&quot;. I don&#39;t think that&#39;s Fagerquist on &quot;Stardust&quot;; the vibrato seems to be more consistent with whomever is playing lead (difference in sound between the two is most notable on &quot;They Can&#39;t Take That Away From Me&quot;).</p>
<p>That said, thanks to Marc for bringing this recording more exosure. I&#39;m not a huge fan of commercial music from this period, but I keep gravitating back to the recordings by this particular band.</p>William Tipf commented on 'Artie Shaw: The Money Band'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00e008dca1f088340168eaee9107970c2012-04-30T12:57:59Z2012-04-30T13:36:33ZWilliam TipfA remarkable band indeed - and yes Marc, as you noted, Fagerquist soloing. Shaw's '49 outing was a return to...<p>A remarkable band indeed - and yes Marc, as you noted, Fagerquist soloing.</p>
<p>Shaw&#39;s &#39;49 outing was a return to Thesaurus - he had previously recorded for them in 1937 and 1938.</p>
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A great insight into one of jazz&#39;s great bandleaders - thank you much.</p>Brew commented on 'Artie Shaw: The Money Band'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00e008dca1f088340168eaed6ee8970c2012-04-30T10:26:04Z2012-04-30T10:26:04ZBrewhttp://brewlitesjazztales.wordpress.com/We can be lucky that Artie Shaw didn't do *all* for the money; would have been a pretty boring band....<p>We can be lucky that Artie Shaw didn&#39;t do *all* for the money; would have been a pretty boring band. Just imagine the old charts, played by uninspired youngsters who wanted to bop a bit.</p>
<p>And so, it&#39;s very interesting to listen to some of the arrangements from the 1938/39 band - which was Artie&#39;s most swinging and also most successful orchestra -, played in a much cooler style.</p>
<p>Yes, it&#39;s Don Fagerquist on trumpet; he also participated in &quot;The Gramercy Five&quot;, the boppin&#39; edition of the famous small band which again featured the legendary Dodo Marmarosa on piano.</p>
<p>Dodo was gradually vanishing into oblivion by then; his fine touch fitted perfectly in the almost vibratoless blowing of the horns.</p>David commented on 'Artie Shaw: The Money Band'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00e008dca1f08834016765e8bf1d970b2012-04-30T05:15:11Z2012-04-30T09:02:26ZDavid"How can you pay for a band, then?" Ellington did it with songwriting royalties. This is my favorite Shaw band...<p>&quot;How can you pay for a band, then?&quot; Ellington did it with songwriting royalties.<br />
This is my favorite Shaw band but I had always assumed that the sixteen cuts on my LP were all they ever recorded, so it&#39;s amazing to find out that they made 50 tracks. </p>